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An amputee feels rough or smooth textures in real-time — with his phantom hand — using an artificial fingertip connected to nerves in the arm. The advancement will accelerate the development of touch enabled prosthetics.

With an artificial fingertip surgically connected to nerves in his upper arm, Dennis Aabo S?rensen was able to feel smoothness and roughness in real-time. The nerves of non-amputees can also be stimulated to feel roughness, without the need of surgery.